Source: The Verge
Summary
Patreon CEO Jack Conte argues that AI companies should pay creators for using their work as training data. Conte claims that AI companies’ fair use defense is weak when they license content from major publishers. He also notes that AI models are often trained on copyrighted material without permission or compensation.
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The announcement sounds ambitious.
Patreon CEO Jack Conte is calling out AI companies for using creators’ work without permission or pay. He argues that their fair use defense doesn’t hold up when they license content from major publishers. It’s a familiar script: tech companies profiting off creators’ work without giving back. Conte’s comments come as AI models increasingly rely on copyrighted material for training data. The value of “fair use” is once again being called into question.
Author: Evan Null
